Season 1 Episode 13 - Athenes City Academy of the Performing Bards

Gabrielle meets up with a young man, Orion and his father who are making their way to Athens to take part in a competition for four places at the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards. Gabrielle enthrals everyone with her tales of Xena's exploits, and decides to try the competition for herself. All is going well until it is revealed by the jealous father of the young man who told Gabrielle about the contest that she had not applied properly for the competition and she is disqualified, but Gabrielle has already made some good friends who refuse to compete until she is put back in, so the judges allow her to re enter.

The competition is hard but Gabrielle wins the contest, but decides to go back to fight with Xena instead of joining the Academy.